The Cahcobo Indians : a defense of missions from a cultural and anthropological viewpoint : English summary of the Ministry perspective project / by Philipp Zingg.

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Contents:
Characteristics of Culture -- The Animistic World View.
The Nature and Goal of Misisons -- Developments in Protestant Missions Theology -- The Missionary, the Local Church, and Social Responsibility.
The Missionary and His Cultural Influence -- Conclusions.
The Work of the Roman Catholic Missions Among the Indians -- The First Encounters of the Chacobo with Christianity -- The Situation of the Chacobo until the Middle of the 20th Century -- The Work of Wycliffe Mission (1955-1979) -- The Work of Swiss Indian Mission (1978-Today) -- Conclusions.
Land -- Medicine -- School -- Economy -- Biblical Guidelines and Help for the Chacobo -- Conclusions.
Integration as a Solution for the Futrue -- The Indian Organizations -- Bolivian and Tribal Culture -- Conclusions from Chapters 4-6.
The Problem of Authority -- The Conscience -- Guilt, Shame, and Forgiveness -- Additional Consequences Resulting from a Negative View of the Hereafter -- Attempt to Give a Biblical Answer to the Image of God.
Ideal and Reality -- You are the Image of God.
Structures and Functions in the Extended Family -- Expressed and Unexpressed Perceptions of the Husband -- A Biblical Answer.
Suppresser and Suppressed in Reversed Roles -- Freed to Serve -- Dealing with Nature -- The Penetration of Society with Christian Thinking.
Missions as a Command of Jesus Christ -- Missions as a Human Attempt to Answer the Great Commission.
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"A Ministry Perspective Project submitted as part of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts."

"July 1998."

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Part 1: Foundations

1. What is Culture?

The Nature of Cultre -- Characteristics of Culture -- The Animistic World View.

2. What is Missions?

The Foundation of Missions -- The Nature and Goal of Misisons -- Developments in Protestant Missions Theology -- The Missionary, the Local Church, and Social Responsibility.

3. Contrasting Culture and Missions

Missions, Culture, and the Gospel -- The Missionary and His Cultural Influence -- Conclusions.

Part 2: The Entrance of Western Civilization and Its Effects on the Culture of the Chacobo Indians

4. The History of the Chacobo Indians

The Conquest of the Lowanlands (1561-1952) -- The Work of the Roman Catholic Missions Among the Indians -- The First Encounters of the Chacobo with Christianity -- The Situation of the Chacobo until the Middle of the 20th Century -- The Work of Wycliffe Mission (1955-1979) -- The Work of Swiss Indian Mission (1978-Today) -- Conclusions.

5. The Entrance of Western Civilization and its Consequences for the Chacobo

Confrontation with a Non-Indian Culture -- Land -- Medicine -- School -- Economy -- Biblical Guidelines and Help for the Chacobo -- Conclusions.

6. Integration or Isolation

The Problem with Isolation -- Integration as a Solution for the Futrue -- The Indian Organizations -- Bolivian and Tribal Culture -- Conclusions from Chapters 4-6.

Part 3: Points of Tensions in the Chacobo Culture

7. The Influence of the Image of God on the Culture

The Chacobos' View of God -- The Problem of Authority -- The Conscience -- Guilt, Shame, and Forgiveness -- Additional Consequences Resulting from a Negative View of the Hereafter -- Attempt to Give a Biblical Answer to the Image of God.

8. Who am I?

The Image of Man in the Chacobo -- Ideal and Reality -- You are the Image of God.

9. Marriage, Family, and Society

Extended Family as the Basis of Chacobo Society -- Structures and Functions in the Extended Family -- Expressed and Unexpressed Perceptions of the Husband -- A Biblical Answer.

10. Renewed People Create a Renewed Society

Aspects of Socio-economic Development -- Suppresser and Suppressed in Reversed Roles -- Freed to Serve -- Dealing with Nature -- The Penetration of Society with Christian Thinking.

11. Biblical Outlook

The Biblical Message in its Social Context -- Missions as a Command of Jesus Christ -- Missions as a Human Attempt to Answer the Great Commission.

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